Andersen's fairy tales: the key to the door

Every key has its own story, and there are many kinds of keys: the key of the chamberlain, the key of opening the clock, and the key of St. Peter. We can say all the keys, but now we only say the door key of the chamberlain.

It was born in a locksmith's house. But the blacksmith caught him hammering and filing, and he thought he was born there. Put it in your trouser pocket. It's a little too big. You have to put it in your pocket. There, it often lies in the dark, but it still has its own fixed position on the wall, next to the portrait of the chef's childhood; The chamberlain looks like a crumpled meatball.

It is said that everyone forms a certain personality and behavior with the constellation of his birth. These constellations are recorded in the almanac: Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio and so on. And the wife of the chamberlain did not mention this. She said that her husband was born under the "trolley seat" and he had to be pushed forward.

His father pushed him into the office, his mother pushed him into marriage, and his wife pushed him into the position of housekeeper. But in the end, she said nothing. She is a very calculating and kind person. She is silent when it is time to be silent, and she pushes when it is time to say it.

Now he is old and in good shape. As he himself said, he is an expert with knowledge, humor and keys. We will know more clearly in the future. He is always in a good mood. He likes everyone he meets and can't wait to talk to them for a while. If he goes to town, if his old mother doesn't push him behind, it will be difficult to get him home. He always chats with everyone he meets. He has many acquaintances, which makes him late for dinner. The housekeeper's wife is looking at the window. "Here he comes!" She said to the maid, "put the pot on!" He stopped to chat with people and took the pot down, otherwise the food would be spoiled! -now he's here, yes, put the lid on the pot again! " However, he did not come back.

He can stand under his window and nod upward, but as long as he walks past an acquaintance, he must say a few words to him. If a second acquaintance comes while he is chatting with this person, he will hold down the first button, hold the second hand and greet the third passerby.

This is a test of the wife's patience. "chamberlain!" She cried, "Yes, this man was born under the tram seat. He won't go forward without pushing him! "

He likes to visit bookstores, read books and turn over magazines. He gave the bookstore owner a little reward so that he could take the new book home to read. In other words, he is allowed to cut the straight edge of the book, but he is not allowed to cut the horizontal edge of the book, because in that case, the book can't be sold as a new one. In any case, he is a living newspaper that is beneficial to everyone. He knows about engagement, marriage, funeral, gossip in books and newspapers, and gossip in the street. Yes, he can give mysterious hints about things that no one knows. He got such a thing from the key of the gate.

When they were young newlyweds, the maid lived in his big house. They have been using that key ever since. But at that time, they didn't know the power of this key, and then they understood the power. That was the time of Frederick VI. There was no gas in Copenhagen at that time, and oil candles were used. At that time, there were no interesting Foley and Casino, no trams and no trains. Compared with now, there are not many amusement places. On Sunday, everyone went out of the city to the Mutual Aid Church Park, read the epitaph, sat on the grass, ate the food brought by the basket and drank some soju. Or go to Frederick Bay Park, where a military band of the Royal Guard plays in front of the palace. Many people watched the royal family rowing in the narrow river, with the old king at the helm. He and the queen greet everyone, regardless of their status. Besides, all the rich people in the city come here for afternoon tea. They can get boiled water from a small farmhouse outside the park, but they must bring their own tea sets.

On a sunny Sunday afternoon, the head nurse's family also came there. The maid was carrying a tea set, a basket of food and a bottle of "Spendrup shochu".

"Take the key to the gate!" The wife of the chamberlain said, "You can open the door yourself when you come back. You know to lock the door as soon as it gets dark. The doorbell rope broke this morning! We'll be back late! After Frederic Bay Park, we will go to Casotti Theatre in Xiqiao to watch the mime Harruijin, the Head of the Harvester. They came down from the clouds there; Two marks each! "

They went to Fort fredericks Park, listened to music, saw a royal ship flying flags, and saw the old king and the white swan. After drinking a comfortable cup of tea, they left in a hurry. But I didn't get to the theater in time. The rope dance is over, and so is the stilt dance. The pantomime has already started. They are late as usual, which is all the fault of the housekeeper, who always stops to talk to acquaintances on the way. Even in the theater, he met his good friend. After the performance, he and his wife had to follow an acquaintance back to their home on the bridge and have a mixed drink. They just wanted to stay for ten minutes, but they sat for a whole hour and talked endlessly. What is particularly interesting is that a Swedish baron, perhaps a German-the housekeeper can't remember clearly. On the contrary, he clearly remembers the trick that the man taught him about keys. It is really interesting! He can make the key answer all the questions, no matter what you ask, even the most secret things.

The housekeeper's door key is especially suitable for this way. Its head is heavy, so it should be hung upside down. The baron put the key on the index finger of his right hand, and it hung there easily. Every pulse of his fingertips will make it move. So I turned. If it doesn't move, then the baron knows how to make it turn with his own will. Each circle represents a letter, starting from A and going down in order, as he wishes. After finding the first letter, the key will turn in the opposite direction; So you can find the second letter again. In this way, you have a complete word, a complete sentence, and you can answer the questions. These are all nonsense, but they are fun. The chamberlain used to think it was just fun, but later she changed her mind. He was completely fascinated by the key.

"Hello, sir!" Shouted the housekeeper's wife. "Xicheng will be closed at twelve o'clock! We can't get in. We only have a quarter of an hour. "

They hurried on; Several people who were going to the city hurried past them. Finally, they approached the last post. At this time, it was twelve o'clock, and the door slammed shut. Many people were shut out of the city, including the foreman's family and their maids carrying teapots and empty baskets. Some people are in extreme panic, while others are restless. What should we do? Everyone has their own ideas.

Fortunately, at that time, a decision was made to leave a gate-North Gate-open, from which you can sneak past the post and enter the city.

But the road is not very close, but the weather is good. The sky is clear and starry, meteors are flying across the sky, and frogs are croaking in ditches and ponds. The band began to sing one song after another. However, the chamberlain doesn't sing or look at the stars. Yes, he didn't even look at his own feet. He tripped and almost fell into the ditch. People thought he had drunk too much, but instead of mixing wine, it was the key that fell on his head. The key got into his head and circled there. They finally reached the north gate post and crossed the bridge into the city.

"You can rest assured now!" The housekeeper's wife said. "Right at our door!"

"But where is the key to the gate?" The housekeeper said. Not in the back pocket, not in the side pocket. "Don't have a key? You lost it while playing a key trick with the baron. How do we get in? The doorbell rope broke this morning, you know. The night watchman has no key to open the door. There is nothing we can do! " The maid began to cry, and the chamberlain was a calm person.

"We must break the window of the grocery store!" He said, "Tell him to come up so that we can go in."

He broke one piece after another. Peterson!' He shouted and put the umbrella handle into the window; Then the daughter screamed in the basement. The man in the basement opened the door of the shop and shouted, "night watchman!" " When he saw clearly that it was the family of the chamberlain, recognized them and let them in, the night watchman in the street blew the whistle, and the night watchman in the next street agreed and blew the whistle. Many people crowded into the window. "Where is the fire? What's wrong? " They asked. They were still asking until the housekeeper returned to his room and took off his coat. When he took off his coat, he found the key to the gate inside, not in his pocket, but in the mezzanine. It leaked out of a hole in the pocket that shouldn't be there.

From that night on, the key to the gate had a special meaning. Not only going out at night, but sitting at home, the housekeeper should also show her cleverness and let the key answer the questions.

He thought of the most reasonable answer, but let the key show it. Finally, even he believed them. But the young pharmacist, a close relative of the chamberlain, didn't believe it.

That pharmacist has a very clever mind and a very picky mind. He wrote book reviews and drama reviews when he was at school, but it is important not to name names. He is a man with aura, but he doesn't believe in elves at all, especially key elves.

"Yes, I believe, I believe," he said. "Mr. Dove, I believe that the door key elves and all the key elves are so devout, just like I believe in the new science that is popular now." ⑿: What is the method of turning tables, and what is the soul of new and old furniture. Have you ever heard of it? I've heard of it! I have questions. You know I'm a suspicious person. But my attitude changed when I read a terrible story in a very credible foreign newspaper. Director chamberlain. Believe it or not. Yes, I told the story I read accurately. Two clever children have seen their parents wake up a large table of souls. One day, two little guys were alone at home. They brought an old cupboard to life in the same way. The cabinet is alive and the soul is awake, but it can't stand the command of the children. The cabinet stood up. It clicked, pushed open the drawer and put the children in the cupboard drawer with its two wooden feet. So the cupboard was loaded with them, ran out from the open door, went down the steps, went to the street, and reached the river. The cupboard jumped out and two children drowned. Two small bodies entered Christianity, but the cabinet was taken to court, convicted of murdering children and burned alive in the square. I have read relevant reports! "The pharmacist said," I read it in a foreign newspaper. I didn't make it up myself. "This key can prove that what I said is true! I can swear! "

The chamberlain thinks such a strange conversation is really a rude joke, and the two of them always miss the point. The pharmacist knows nothing about keys. The chamberlain knows more and more about keys. The key became the source of his fun and wisdom.

One night, the chamberlain was getting ready for bed. He had already taken off half his clothes when someone knocked at the door of the corridor. It was the man who lived in the basement who came so late. He also took off half his clothes, but he said that he suddenly had an idea, fearing that he would forget it after the night.

"What I want to say is my daughter Lotterian. She is a beautiful girl, and she has been proved. Now I want to put her in place. "

"I'm not a widower yet!" The chamberlain smiled and said, "I have no son to marry her!" "

"You know me, chief housekeeper!" The man in the basement said. "She can play the piano and sing. You can probably hear the piano here. You don't know what else this girl can do. She can imitate all kinds of people's speeches and actions. She is naturally good material for acting, which is a good way for a girl from a good family to marry someone with a title. But neither Lotterian nor I think so. She can play the piano! So not long ago I went to a vocal school with her. She sings, but she doesn't have the bass that a lady should have, and she doesn't have the canary-like cry in the range that people require of a female singer, so everyone in the school advised her not to consider taking this road. Oh, I think, if she can't be a singer, she can be an actress, as long as anyone can pronounce. Today, I talked to a man called the director. Has she read many books? He asked. "No," I said, "nothing!" -"For a female artist, it is necessary to read more books!" He said. I thought it was not too late for her, so I went home. I think she can go to a borrowing library and read books there, but when I was sitting there taking off my clothes tonight, it suddenly occurred to me: I have a place to borrow books, why should I borrow books? There are plenty of books in the housekeeper's house for her to read; Enough for her to see, of course she can borrow it for free! "

"Lotterian is a good girl!" The housekeeper said, "A beautiful girl! She should have books to read. But does she have what people call aura, that is, natural intelligence-genius? In addition, this is equally important. Is she lucky? "

"She won the lottery twice," said the man in the basement. "On one occasion, she bought a wardrobe and six sets of bedding. I said it was luck, and she had such luck! "

"I'll ask the key!" The housekeeper said.

He put the key on the index finger of his right hand, and then on the index finger of that person's right hand, so that the key can be turned and displayed letter by letter.

The key says: "victory and luck!" " In this way, Lott Leona's future was decided.

The housekeeper immediately gave her two books to read: [13] Interpersonal Communication by Duvic and [14] by Koenig.

From that night on, Lott Liana and the Chamberlain family began a close relationship. She often goes to the foreman's house, and the foreman finds that she is a very clever girl. She trusted him and the key. The housekeeper's wife found her innocence in her unconscious ignorance at any time. The husband and wife like her in different ways, and she likes their different ways.

"The smell upstairs is really delicious!" Lott Liani said.

There was a fragrance in the corridor upstairs, and the housekeeper's wife put a whole barrel of "Grostin" apples ⒂, which smelled of apples. All the rooms smell of roses and lavender.

"Great!" Lott Liani said. Mrs. chamberlain always has many flowers. When she saw them, her heart was filled with joy. Yes, even in severe winter, lilacs and cherry branches are in full bloom here. The cut bald branches were inserted into the water and soon sprouted and blossomed in the warm room. "You probably think those bare branches are dead. But you see, it came back from the dead and grew so well! "

"I never thought about it before!" Lott Liani said. "Nature is wonderful!"

The housekeeper showed her his "key book", which contained many strange things that the key had said. Even when the maid's lover came to see her one night, half an apple cake in the cupboard was gone.

The housekeeper asked his key, "Who ate the apple cake, the cat or the maid's lover?" The door key replied, "it's a lover!" " The chamberlain expected this before he spoke. The maid had to admit that she knew everything about the damn key. "Yes, you say strange!" The housekeeper said. "Key, key, it says Lott Leona' Victory and good luck!' -We'll see! -I'm sure. "

"How nice!" Lott Liani said.

The wife of the chamberlain is not so confident. But she didn't express her doubts in front of her husband because she was afraid that he would hear. But then she told Lott Liani that when Chamberlain was young, she was fascinated by drama. If someone had pushed him in that direction, he would have been an actor, but his family pushed him in another direction. He wanted to be on the stage and wrote a play for it.

"This is a big secret, I can tell you, little Lott Liana. The play is well written. It was staged at the Royal Theatre, but it was booed off the stage by the audience. I am his wife. I know him. Now you have to go this way; I hope everything goes well with you, but I don't believe it will come true. I don't believe the key to the door. "

Lott-Lianne thinks it can be done. She shares the same beliefs as the chamberlain. Their hearts are sincerely connected.

The girl also has several skills that Mrs. chamberlain appreciates. Lott Lianne can make starch from potatoes, weave silk gloves from old stockings and cover her old dancing shoes with new fans, even though she has money to buy new clothes for herself. She is just like the grocer said: there are silver coins in the desk drawer and stocks in the till. She could really be a pharmacist's wife, thought the housekeeper's wife, but she didn't say it or let the key say it. Pharmacists will soon settle down in nearby cities and run their own pharmacies.

Lotrianne is still reading Dewey and Koenig's Interpersonal Communication. She kept those two books for two years, and she remembered one of them, Dewey. She can remember all the characters. But she only wants to play one of the roles, which is Dewey. She doesn't want to perform in Kyoto yet. People in Kyoto are very jealous. They don't want her here. She will start her artistic career in a big city.

Strangely, that city and pharmacists, if not the youngest drugstore owner, live in the same city. The long-awaited great night has arrived. Lotterie Anne will play and win the key victory and good luck. The housekeeper is not here. He is ill in bed and his wife takes care of him. He needs hot napkins and scented tea; Napkins are wrapped around your waist and tea is drunk into your stomach.

The couple didn't watch Dewey's performance, but the pharmacist was present. He wrote a letter to his relative, the housekeeper's wife, introducing the performance.

"The best is Dewey's crepe collar!" He wrote. "If the chamberlain's door key is in my pocket, I must take it out and shush it. She deserved it, and so did the key. It shamelessly cheated her. What do you mean,' victory and luck!' "

The chamberlain read the letter. He thinks this is completely vicious language. He said that the pharmacist vented his hatred for the key on the innocent girl. Once he was able to get out of bed and recover, he immediately wrote a short but abusive letter to the pharmacist. The pharmacist wrote back again, as if he knew nothing but jokes and happy mood.

He thanked the chief housekeeper for the contents in his letter and also thanked him for his contribution, which kindly spread the extremely valuable value and significance of the key in the future. Then, he told the housekeeper that in addition to running the pharmacy business, he was also writing a thick novel about keys. The "door key" is naturally the protagonist of the novel, and the housekeeper's door key is the prototype, which is very prescient and has the ability to tell fortune. All other keys must revolve around it. Such as the key to the old housekeeper who knows the splendor of the court and the wedding banquet; A small clock key of four pence in the hardware grocery store; Imagine yourself as a priest. One night I saw the key to the elf preaching door, because I inserted it in the keyhole of the church. The keys to the pantry, woodshed and wine cellar are all at the scene, curtsy and turn the key to the gate. Bright sunshine makes it as bright as silver. The wind, the soul of the world, blows into its body, so it whistles. It is the key of all keys, it is the key of the chamberlain, now it is the key of the kingdom of heaven, it is the key of the pope, and it is "always right"!

"Malicious slander!" The housekeeper said. "What a vicious slander!" He and the pharmacist will never meet again. -Oh, I met again, at the housekeeper's wife's funeral.

She died first.

This family is full of sadness and thoughts of the dead. Even the cherry branches that have sprouted and blossomed in the water have withered because of sadness. They were forgotten, and she no longer took care of them.

As the closest relatives of the deceased, the housekeeper and pharmacist walked side by side behind her coffin. They have no time or mood to bicker here.

Lott Lane wrapped a black veil on the foreman's hat. She has gone home. On the road of art, she didn't win or have good luck. But it will come, and Lott Lian has hope. The point is, said the housekeeper. She went to see him. They talked about the dead, and they cried. Lott Lian is a kind-hearted person. When they talk about art, Lotrianne is firm.

"Stage life is wonderful!" She said, "But there is too much boredom and jealousy! I still go my own way. Talk about your own problems first and then talk about art! "

What Koenig said in his chapter about actors is true. She found that the key is not real. But she didn't tell the chamberlain that she liked him.

This key became his comfort and happiness in the mourning years. He asked him questions and he answered them one by one. At the end of the year, on a very interesting evening, he sat with Lotterian. He asked the key question, "If I get married, who will I marry?"

Now that no one was pushing him, he pressed the key: "Lott Lian!" " The words came out like this, and Lott Liana became the wife of the chamberlain.

"Victory and luck!"

These words have been said before-the key is right.

According to folklore, the gate of heaven is guarded by St. Peter. See Note 6 of "Behave Yourself".

(2) the nickname for his wife.

(3) Europe is used to "Maobian Book". This is printed on a large piece of paper, folded and sent to binding, but the folded part is not cut (let the reader cut it himself). This can save a working procedure and reduce the cost. In 1930s and 1940s, China did the same thing.

(4) King Frederick VI of Denmark (1768- 1839).

⑤ Fun Foley, a large amusement park in the center of Copenhagen. There are small lakes, quiet paths and many distinctive restaurants in the park. There is a dumb theater, a China stage and a concert hall. 1843 Since it opened on August 5th, 150 years ago, Fun Foley has been the favorite venue for Danes, and foreigners often come here to visit Denmark.

⑥ Casino, a theater and amusement park in Copenhagen, was built in 1847, but was demolished in 1937.

⑦ Mutual Aid Church Park, located in a cemetery in Beiqiao. Beiqiao was a suburb of Copenhagen in the early19th century, and now it is in the city. People in Copenhagen used to go there for an outing.

⑧ Fredericksburg Park, see Note 33 of Lady Luck's overshoes.

Pet-name ruby Casotti (1794- 1826), an Italian mime artist. 1800 came to Denmark and lived in a theater near the shooting range at that time. Casotti performed in Andersen's hometown of odense from June181to February 18 15. At that time, Andersen 10 years old, he had seen his performance, to be exact, Harlekin, the head of the harvester. Clown is the general term for cheerful clowns in Italian comedies.

Attending at that time, three of the four gates in Copenhagen, namely Amomen, Xicheng Gate and Dongchengmen, were all closed at midnight on 12, and the keys were given to Frederick VI of Amalibao Palace. However, from 182 1, people can enter the city from the north gate after midnight and only need to pay two silver coins. ⑾ The basement is under the lobby floor (the floor we are talking about) of the Danish Building. Sometimes the janitor lives there (see the janitor's son) and sometimes rents it to a grocer.

⑿ "Popular new science" refers to the so-called super psychology. That was an idea called Emmanuel Swedenburg (1688- 1772), which became popular in the United States around 1850. People who believe in spiritualism believe that everything has a "spirit".

[13] Duvich, The Five Acts Tragedy of Ole Summers (1759- 1796).

[14] The book Interpersonal Communication by German writer Adolf Koenig (1752- 1795).

⒂ "Grasten" is a city in jutland, which literally translates as "gray stone" and also refers to gray fruit seeds. There are excellent varieties of apples there. Gloucester's pronunciation is very similar to that of Grafstein in Germany. At that time, there was a bad atmosphere of abusing German. Some people call Gloucester apples Grafstein apples. Andersen also has the taste of pure Mandarin here.

The Pope's Senate confirmed that the Pope was always right.

⒄ This refers to Koenig's following remarks about actors: "What about most people in this group? A person without virtue, education, foundation or knowledge. Adventurers, humble people, and immoral women ... it's hard not to be washed away by the tide. " Haverson 1869 has a Danish translation of this book.